Land of Frankincense

Land of Frankincense
UNESCO World Heritage site
	Ruins at Khor Rori
Location	Dhofar, Oman
Includes	Archaeological site of Shisr; Archaeological site and natural environment of Khor Rori; Archaeological site of al-Balid; Frankincense Park of Wadi Dawkah;
Criteria	Cultural: (iii), (iv)
Reference	1010
Inscription	2000 (24th Session)
Area	849.88 ha (2,100.1 acres)
Buffer zone	1,243.24 ha (3,072.1 acres)
Coordinates	18°15′12.0″N 53°38′51.3″E / 18.253333°N 53.647583°ECoordinates: 18°15′12.0″N 53°38′51.3″E / 18.253333°N 53.647583°E
	Location of Land of Frankincense in Oman

The Land of Frankincense is a site in Oman on the Incense Road. The site includes frankincense trees, Khor Rori and the remains of a caravan oasis, which were crucial to the medieval incense trade.

The site was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000 as Frankincense Trail and was renamed in 2005 to Land of Frankincense.

Gallery

Flowers and branches of the Boswellia sacra tree, the species from which most frankincense is derived
ruins and seashore

Abercrombie, Thomas J. (October 1985). "Arabia's Frankincense Trail". National Geographic: 474–513.

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